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G. S. ANDREWS.

DUST RECEIVER.

.Patented June 11,1895.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES S. ANDREWS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

DUST-RECEIVER.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 540,807, dated June 11, 1895.

Application filed March 11', 1895.

To all whom it may concern-.-

Be itknown that 1, CHARLES S. ANDREWS, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dust-Receivers and Implement-Holders; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making a part of this specification.

My invention-relates to household utensils and provides improved means for holding dust, carpet sweepings, and other similar materials.

The object of my improvements'is to construct a dust receiver embodying certain features which are new and novel and which add materially to the convenience of such a device.

In carrying out my inventionI construct the dust receiver with a spring actuated cover, the said cover being provided with a flexible scraping strip, constructed of such material as rubber, or with brushes which will scrape the sweepings or dust from the dust pan after it has been introduced into the receiver and on its being withdrawn. I also add to the sides of the receiver two pockets or receptacles into which maybe placed the dust pan andthe brush or any other object after they, have served their purpose.

In the accompanying drawings I have shown the embodiment of my improvements, but the specific construction shown therein must not be considered as the only form in which my invention may be carried out.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part. of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the dust-receiver with its cover open and the two lateral receptacles. Fig. 2 is an elevation in section on the line 00 :1: of Fig. 1-. Fig. 3 is a plan view, partly in section, on the lines y y of Fig. 1.

In Fig. 1 is shown the dust receiver constructed of sheet iron, pressed paper board or other similar material and consisting of a body of rectangular form having two sides A, A rounded at the top, a back B shaped to conform thereto, a front 0, extending from the bottom upward to within a short distance Serial No. 541,217. (No model.)

of the end of the curved portion B, a spring actuated cover D, pivoted at d, d in the ends A A and provided with a spring E, one end of which is attached to the cover at d and the other end attached to the side A ata by means of posts or upsets. The cover is also formed with angle pieces d one on each side, supporting that part of the cover which is cylindrical.

and which, when thrown back, conforms to 1 the curved top of the receiver. A post or knob 61 is provided as shown for the purpose of operating the cover, and a scraping lip G formed of a strip of flexible material, such as rubber or stiif cloth or of bristles is attached to'the front edge of the cover for the purposes hereinafter mentioned. On the front and back of the receiver are lateral receptacles H, H which are open at the top, their construction being integral with the ends A, A, or attached thereto in any convenient manner. A bottom K is added to form" the lower part of the receiver and of the lateral receptacles; and a handle L attached to the upper part of the ends A, A in any desirable way.

The manner of attaching the flexible scrapin making the flexible lip on account of its flexibility and because such a material will lend itself to conform to the shape of a dust pan, but under certain conditions it may be necessary to resort to the use of bristles, or even to stiff cloth. The manner of pivoting the supporting angle pieces (1 of the cover D, is also immaterial on condition that the cover is swung in such a manner that it has free play and allows the spring E to tend to keep it normally in a closed position, so that when a dust pan, which has been already inserted into the receiver, is being withdrawn, its con tents willbe scraped off by the flexible scraping strip which will bear against it by means of the resistance of the spring E.

In practice, the cover having been pushed- I oo to press against the dust pan, and as it is with drawn will scrape off its contents which will fall to the bottom of the receiver. The cover closing upon the dust pan as it is withdrawn, and afterward normally pressing upon the upper edge of the front of the receiver, it is evident that no dust will fly, but that it and the other contents of the dust pan will remain in the interior of the receiver, thus avoiding, the objectionable results of discharging the contents of the dust pan into an open receptacle, from which they would naturally be prone to scatter and fly in all directions.

I have provided also a handle, for the purpose of carrying the dust receiver from place to place as the requirement of its use may dictate.

The use of the two lateral receptacles is so apparent that a description of the same seems unnecessary. It will be evident that theyare are of great importance and desirability however, for in them may be placed the dust pan, brush, cloth, and whisk broom, thus adding to the convenience of having all the necessary utensils together and at hand.

Having now fully described my said in vention, what I claim is 1. In a dust receiver, the combination with a body and a handle therefor, of a cover provided with a scraping strip formed of flexible material secured to the front edge thereof and protruding therefrom, the scraping strip being adapted to remain within the sides of the body, substantially as described.

2. In a dust receiver, the combination with a body provided with means for carrying a dust pan, or brush, or both, of a cover provided with a scraping strip formed of flexible material secured to the front edge thereof and protruding therefrom, the scraping strip being adapted to remain within the sides of said body, substantially as described.

3. In a dust receiver, the combination with a body provided with one or more exterior receptacles, of a pivoted cover, a scraping strip formed of flexible material secured to the front edge of the cover and protruding therefrom, substantially as described.

4. The combination in a dust receiver, of a body formed with one or more lateral receptacles, sides rounded at the top, a back shaped to conform thereto and extending to substantially the middle of the top and a spring aetuated and pivoted cover provided with a lip of flexible material, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES S. ANDREWS. Witnesses:

A. N. J ESBERA, E. M. SHUSTER. 

